Dating Apps

1. Я видел/видела твой профиль в приложении

   ya videl / videla tvoy profil' v prilozhenii

   I saw your profile on the app

   Usage

   Telling someone you came across their profile on a dating app

   Grammar Note

   Russian past tense agrees with gender. "Видел" (male speaker), "видела" (female). "Приложении" is prepositional

2. У нас взаимный лайк!

   u nas vzaimnyy layk

   We have a mutual match!

   Usage

   Noting that you have matched with someone on a dating app

   Grammar Note

   "Лайк" is a loanword from English "like". "У нас" is the Russian "have" construction (at us = we have)

3. Что написать в описании профиля?

   chto napisat' v opisanii profilya

   What should be written in the bio?

   Usage

   Asking what to write in a dating app profile bio

   Grammar Note

   "Что" + infinitive asks "what to do". "Описании" is the prepositional of "описание" (description); "профиля" is the genitive of "профиль", the profile

4. Ты пользуешься Тиндером?

   ty pol'zuyesh'sya Tinderom

   Do you use Tinder?

   Usage

   Asking whether someone uses a particular dating app

   Grammar Note

   "Пользоваться" (to use) is reflexive and takes the instrumental case. "Тиндером" is the instrumental of "Тиндер"

5. Твои фото очень красивые

   tvoi foto ochen' krasivye

   Your photos are very beautiful

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's profile photos on a dating app

   Grammar Note

   "Твои" is the plural possessive of "ты". "Фото" is an indeclinable neuter noun. "Красивые" is the plural adjective

6. Какие у тебя хобби?

   kakiye u tebya khobbi

   What are your hobbies?

   Usage

   Starting a conversation by asking about the other person's hobbies after matching

   Grammar Note

   "Хобби" is an indeclinable loanword from English. "У тебя" uses the genitive "тебя" for a possession structure

7. Хочешь обменяться номерами?

   khochesh' obmenyat'sya nomerami

   Do you want to exchange numbers?

   Usage

   Moving from in-app chat to exchanging real phone numbers

   Grammar Note

   "Обменяться" (to exchange) is reflexive and takes the instrumental. "Номерами" is the instrumental plural of "номер"

8. Ты живёшь в этом городе?

   ty zhivyosh' v etom gorode

   Do you live in this city?

   Usage

   Confirming where someone lives after matching on a dating app

   Grammar Note

   "Живёшь" is the 2nd person singular present of "жить" (to live). "В" + prepositional expresses location

9. Можем встретиться вживую?

   mozhem vstretit'sya vzhivuyu

   Can we meet in real life?

   Usage

   Suggesting moving from online chat to an in-person meeting

   Grammar Note

   "Встретиться" is reflexive meaning "to meet each other". "Вживую" = in person (offline), an adverb

10. Расскажи о себе

    rasskazhi o sebe

    Tell me about yourself

    Usage

    Opening line after matching to learn more about the person

    Grammar Note

    "Расскажи" is the casual imperative of "рассказать" (to tell). "О" + prepositional = "about". "Себе" is the prepositional of "себя" (reflexive pronoun)

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